Concurrent state (service) (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
A Concurrent State (Service) is a proprietary element that is required to model UPDM in Modeler.
Creation
To create a Concurrent State (Service):
• From a State Description (Service): right-click the State Description (Service), point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Concurrent State (Service).
• From an SOV-4b Service State Model: click the Concurrent State (Service) button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Concurrent State (Service) button, and then click in free space on the diagram.To create a new compartment on a Concurrent State (Service):
• From a Concurrent State (Service): right-click the Concurrent State (Service), point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Sequential State (Service).
• From an SOV-4b Service State Model: click the 
Service Concurrent Compartment button, and then click the Concurrent State (Service).
Service Concurrent Compartment button, and then click the Concurrent State (Service).Appearance
When shown on an SOV-4b Service State Model, a Concurrent State (Service) appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Concurrent State (Service):
• UML Transitions link a Concurrent State (Service) to other State Diagram elements (SOV-4b Service State Model).
• Activity (Service) elements can be invoked by a Concurrent State (Service): right-click the Concurrent State (Service), point to Links, and then click Do Service Function.
• Operation (Service) elements can be invoked by a Concurrent State (Service): right-click the Concurrent State (Service), point to Links, and then click Do Service Operation.
• State Description (Service) elements can be invoked by a Concurrent State (Service): right-click the Concurrent State (Service), point to Links, and then click Do Service State Machine.
The following sections provide information about how a Concurrent State (Service) is used in the model.
Create a Concurrent State (Service) from
Create from a Concurrent State (Service)
Only the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements (Representation, Definition, Information, and Metadata).
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the AV-2 Integrated Dictionary and StdV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Concurrent State (Service) tab of a Concurrent State (Service) element's Property Pages:
• URI